US, UK varsities plan merger to counter India

• As India and China make major investments in higher education, British and American universities are considering merging to maintain their pre-eminent position in the global education market.

• The report titled Higher Education and Collaboration in a Global context has been released after consultations betweek leading educationalists in the US and the UK, including Eric Thomas.

• VC of the university of Bristol and Katherine Fleming (VC) of New York.

Times of India dd 30/07/09